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November 11, 2020 – As we commemorate Veterans Day 2020, we are filled with tremendous gratitude at VETS Indexes for all United States Military Veterans. We sincerely thank these brave men and women for serving our great nation, so that we may live in freedom. We also wish the United States Marine Corps a belated happy 245t h birthday, a milestone the Corps reached yesterday. We must never forget the service and sacrifices made by Veterans from all branches of service.
The U.S. workforce is in a very different environment, where gathering in large groups is very difficult and many precautions are needed to keep personnel safe. We feel that this will have an ongoing impact on the way business is conducted and the marketplace. We have seen many organizations continue to work remotely for the remainder of the calendar year, especially with the flu season now upon us…
From Pensions & Investments, October 19, 2020 – A firm that creates custom indexes that show the value U.S. military veterans bring to the workplace has launched an index with the help of Wilshire Associates that tracks the performance of public large-cap firms that are most supportive of veterans.
The Veterans Select index, created and owned by VETS Indexes LLC and calculated and maintained by Wilshire, measures the performance of publicly traded companies that have strong records hiring military veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserves.
The VETS Indexes eligible universe leverages selection criteria such as company culture, policies and reservist accommodations to identify companies that are the best employers of military veterans. The Veterans Select index is constructed from that universe and includes public companies that carry a market cap of $1 billion or more with liquidity greater than $40 million in average daily traded dollar volume….
SANTA MONICA, Calif., October 5, 2020 – Wilshire Associates (Wilshire®) today announced the launch of a new Powered by Wilshire℠ index, the Veterans Select Index. Created and owned by VETS Indexes, calculated and maintained by Wilshire, the index is designed to measure performance of publicly traded companies with outstanding records….
NEW YORK, October 2, 2020 – We are proud to announce the selection of 54 U.S. listed public companies to the 2020 VETS Employers Index. We welcome six new Index constituents and congratulate the continued dedication of the 48 companies maintaining their position within the Index. Congratulations to all these firms for their ongoing commitment to veterans and their families. Added this year are: AECOM, Allstate, General Dynamics, J.B. Hunt Transport, Northrup Grumman and Oshkosh…
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted mass business closures and layoffs, introducing uncertainty and economic hardship nationwide. One organization that aims to help America’s frontline service members integrate back into society is VETS Indexes, a thematic index provider with a core mission to provide investors exposure to socially responsible companies that support America’s veterans and frontline responders….
Managing Director/Chief Market Strategist of VETS Indexes and Marine Corps Veteran Karl Snyder discusses learning to read businesses with his dad and a Wall Street Journal, establishing himself after the service, and analyzing Fortune 500 companies based on hiring practices for Veterans. Karl discusses his work with VETS Indexes to build an index of publicly traded companies that reflected best practices of Veteran hiring and retention.
VETS ETF crushes the competition with a 33% gain this year. As thematic investment strategies go, a fund that invests in companies that support military personnel and their families could seem like a stretch — until you check its performance…
Recently featured on CBS Eye on Veterans, VETS Indexes Chief Market Strategist, Karl Snyder, CMT, talks about veteran hiring, the advantages and financial gain from doing so.
InsightShares Patriotic Employers and Pacer Military Times Best Employers offer exposure to large, well-known companies that try to recruit military veterans
Although Veterans Days is only one day a year, there are ETFs that can honor our Vets throughout the year, and we want to remind investors that aligning principles with principal can provide for the best outcome. With this in…
VETS Indexes takes a unique spin on the environmental, social, and governance investing model by building and promoting indexes built around firms that strongly support America’s veterans. Read the entire feature from Advisors Magazine.
Let each of us take this opportunity to sincerely thank these brave men and women for serving our great nation in all circumstances, so that we may live in freedom. We also wish the United States Marine Corps a happy…